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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith catchment area

Penrith · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment + open
score places
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR)
Year 7 places
160
Location
Penrith, Cumbria
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith runs a two-route admissions model. It reserves a block of places for a designated catchment or priority area, where home-to-school distance matters, and it offers a second block of places on 11+ score alone, open to families living anywhere. That makes it both a catchment school and, in part, a super-selective.

Reach the GL standard, then 20% of places to top-ranked scorers, then looked-after, siblings, pupil-premium, staff, catchment by score, then others by distance. So if you live in the priority area you compete mainly with local families, and if you live further away a high enough score can still win one of the open places.

Bottom line: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith has a catchment, but it is not the whole story, a strong score keeps the door open even from outside the area.
Grammar schools near Penrith
Cumbria
Nearby options

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Skipton Girls' High School
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Ermysted's Grammar School
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Ripon Grammar School
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Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith

1

Register

Sign up for GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Aim high: a top score can win an open place from anywhere, and helps in the catchment block too.

FAQs

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith catchment, your questions answered

Does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith have a catchment area?+
Partly. 20% of places go to the highest scorers from anywhere; the rest favour the Penrith-area catchment by ranked score.
Is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith super-selective?+
Partly. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith reserves some places on 11+ score alone (open to any address) but also keeps a block for its catchment or priority area, so it is best described as part super-selective, part catchment.
How is the catchment for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith measured?+
Reach the GL standard, then 20% of places to top-ranked scorers, then looked-after, siblings, pupil-premium, staff, catchment by score, then others by distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith?+
Children applying to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith sit GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith offer?+
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith admits 160 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith from outside the area?+
Yes. You can sit the test from any address, and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith keeps a block of places for the highest scorers regardless of where they live, so an out-of-area child with a strong score has a realistic route in.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, either the open score block or your position in the catchment.
When do we register for the GL Assessment (English, Maths, VR, NVR)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith and your local authority before applying.